Local government chairmen in Ebonyi state under the umbrella of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), has described as unfounded and baseless the claim by the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state that they have nothing to show after one year in office.
Ebonyi state chapter of PDP in a statement by its spokesperson, Chika Nwoba and a chieftain of the party, Moses Idika, had alleged that the present chairmen of the 13 local government in the state has not been active and that the chairmen were busy siphoning funds and urged anti-graft agencies to investigate them.
But ALGON through their chairman, Chief Ogodoali Nome described PDP as a dead party after the general elections it lost to the APC.
Nome who is also the chairman of Ezza North local government area, described the statement by PDP as the last kick of a dying horse.
He said, “We have done so much for our people, we have a lot to celebrate, we have projects on ground as we speak.
“Those PDP elements are losers in all ramifications. PDP lost in the elections, they will still lose in court.
“Since they know that they will continue to lose, they started castigating achievers like Ebonyi council chairmen.
“I call local government chairmen we have in Ebonyi state since last one year achievers because they have surpassed expectations. They have done wonderfully well and deserve applause instead of destructive criticisms by people who are embittered because of our performances,” he stated.
He noted that he has restored electricity in his local government area and its environs of Ndeguazu Umuogharu and Okaleru Unwuezekoha communities that had been in darkness for over seven years before his coming on board as the chairman.
He added that he ventured into 330 kilometer road opening in the council, touching all areas in the local government, adding that hard to reach areas of the council now have culvert and bridges including Amewula that has two culvert bridges, four double box culvert bridges at Enyim and Okposhi Umuogharu.
